Garment hanger



Oct. 3, 1933. R, E MlSBACH 1,929,284

GARMENT HANGER Filed July 29, 1932 erZE/Yzlsak,

@ATTORNEY INVENTOR las Patented Oct. 3, 1933 u, The Yinvention relatesto` ajgarment hanger and more especiallyto that typeof hanger designedforzthe carriage of,Y knitted garments, such for example as bathingsuits..

e he Vinvention is the-p of .vision o'fua hanger ,fof this characterwhereinithe constructionk Vthereof is such 'as to 1support, when hungthereon knitted garments to prevent the samevrorn gettingkout of shapeand also to avoid the stretching thereoi` which renders the garmentVunsightly when worn, the-hanger being of novel iorin and of wire-likeformation.-

A furthen object ofthe Ainvention. is/the pro- The primary object of :t

vision of a hanger of this characterv wherein the frame thereof is ofa'construotio'n so as to avoid the possibility ofthe workingoirof agarment therefrom' when hung upon the same'and such garment whensupported thereby will not `become unshapely but will retain itsoriginal conformation.

A still further object of theinvention is the provision of a hanger ofthis character which is' extremely `simple in construction; light ofweight yet possessingthe required strength and durability, thoroughlyreliable and eicientin its purpose and inexpensive to manufacture.

VWith these and other objects in View, theinvention consists in thefeatures of construction, combinationV and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described in detail, il,- i

lustrated in the accompanying drawing, which' discloses the preferredembodiment o f .theinven-V tion, and `pointed out in the claim appended.

In the accompanying drawingr- Figurev 1 isan elevation of a hangerconstructed. in accordance with the invention Yshowing by hereuntodotted lines a bathingsuit suspended therefrom-j or hung thereon. e Y,

Figure 2 is a similar Yview showing modification. A

Figure 3 is a similarview showing` another modification. Figure 4 is asimilar modification. ,I Y i y Figures 5 to 10 inclusive are fragmentarycle-- tail views of modied formsfor the of the frame of the hanger.

Figure 11 isa View similar to Figure "lshowing a stillfurthermodification.

View showingV a further Similar ,reference characters indicate corre-`sponding parts throughoutY the several lviews Vin the drawing;A YReferring to the drawing in detail, particularly Y Figure 1, the garmenthanger comprisesa frame.

aslight y .i A* i vIrl-Figure -3 Lof the drawingthere is shown an lowerportion A, thefsalmfe beingformed from a single'length'of resilientwire"v having the required .'rigidityfandr this wire isbent onv itself"intermediate gthe `ends thereof :to providespaced sing-lefceils 'lO-with the substantially straight, upper Aandi l'cwfe'rstretches 11. and12 .respectively therebetween, thefstretches 12 beingdisposed-'angularly with respe'cttothe strethesllleto constituteaspringy frame, the :ends 13 and 1 4V vof-said wirefbei'ng twistedtogether to close the frame andone end, lpreferably hook 15 so that thesaid hanger can be attached to a support for suspensionthereby.' Y

The portions `16 of the wirebetween the twisted ends and the r`coils 1GneXtthereto constitute shoulder strap rests for a-garment B exampled asa bathing suit.V Y n e e,

It willfbe apparent that the frame of the hanger can be contracted byreasonof the coils 10 be tween the stretches A 11 and 12,50 that suchhanger the garment for thehanging `of the same there-3,v on andwhenlcarried bysaid hangerthe garment will be sustainedfin its originalshape, the hanger; being especially adaptableforisupporting knitted jgarments; whether aV bathing -suitlr or 4undergar'f- 1l ments of theknittedkind. `-The garment when `vsuspended or hung from the framewill'be'prevvented from accidentally dropping-therefrom as the shoulderstraps or portions of such garment the same bythe coils 10 next to'theseportions.

In Figure 2 of the drawing-,there is shown aj slight modification of`hanger wherein the upper Y stretches 17 lof the Aframeare inwardly'bentlby the formation of: b ights lrtherein so thattheV V65V the endllisrbenton itselffto provide aniopen 75` Acan be readily'andconveniently introduced into 85,'v f v willvbe Ycarriedbyrthe shoulderportions 16 ofthe?v hanger yand willlbe prevented from Workingoff ofupper portion ofthe frame is somewhatcontractf v ed adapting thehangerto .varying shaped garother modification of the invention wherein thevwire forming theframe of the hanger hasv provided therein the bends 19and ZO'respectively, l Y L 100 Y stretches 21' and 22 respectivelynofthe rframe and suchbendsfare the yielding portionsoftheframe. 3 Y AlinFigure 4 of thedrawing'there isshown a fur` ther modiiication `oi theinvention wherein the` Y fupper .portion` 23 of' the vframe'isvconsiderably: smaller than the lower portion Zaand these'fpor-' i*these' being situated in the "upper and lower tions being` constitutedwith''an intermediate coil with lowercross'ed separated ends 26 havinghookV 25therebetween,jtheilower portion being formed vjA f iterminals*37Y so that thevlowerportion 24 sus i ceptible 'of contractionand expansion, the frame constituted by thesegportions23 and r24 beingpreferably made from two lengthsof resilient wire with a twistedjuncture28 and a hook 29 at the upper'end'of said frame. 'n Y In Figurestol1 0 of the drawing there is shown a variety of deviations of bend. orbight formavtion for the lower portions ofv the frame ofthe "hanger andin Figure 5 there is provided' a'single coil 30, While in Figure 6 thereAis a'n" inverted or substantially V bend 31 and in Figuree'i the coil32 is somewhat spread, whilein Figure 8 there is `a V bend 33. In'Fgure9 there is providedfan open loop 34 and in Figure 10' there is provided,e a closed loop 35. Thesevariations of bendsv or bights are to beprovided selectively inthe Alower portion or lovver extremity of thelframe :of the..

hanger to permit yielding qualities thereto. n

vIn Figure `11v of the drawing the frame -36 f the hanger carries at oneside va keeper member 3 7 while the other side carries a spring latch'38, the

'latter engageable in the keeper and'is formed with an ear 39 forselective engagement `With any one of a series of holes 40 in saidkeeperfand in this `mannerthe frame ofthe hanger can be spread orcontractedand latcl'iedl in such ,condi-` Itis'preferable to have Vtheframe ofv the hanger y provided with notches '41 these serving toreceive n sof' Y lio and accommodate the'shoulder straps of a womansgarment, each notch,being preferably bent from the Wire lengthconstituting the frame of said hanger'and such bend is of U formation.In

thisrmanner by the shoulder straps engaging the hanger just referred tothe garmentwill be retained thereon lwhen being handled or displayedv asshould be clearlyobvious. u v

Itis tobe understood of course. that the frame 'of the hanger may bemade frommetal,l such as a wire length althought should be understoodthat the hanger may-be made from any other suitable material and of anysize to accommodate -varied sized garments. f l Y `the bends in theframebeing springy for exing action of said'framea keeper` member tted'at Vone'side of the frame, and a spring latch carried at the other sideof Ythefrarne and selectively engageablefin thekeeper forYsustainingithe 'frame spread orfcontrac't'ed'.

- l .RAYBERT E. MIsBACH. l

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